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some of you might be thrilled while others not so much I'm talking about students returning to college in a month or less regardless you should keep in mind some things that you need before going back and I'm not talking about foot flaps for the showers or pepper spray in this case I'm talking about essential tech that would hopefully make your life a bit easier now let's start with the absolute essentials that everyone needs and drop down to items which are optional but still strongly recommended now all the items discussed will be in the video description below if you need more information or updated pricing now most if not all will be from Amazon anyways and speaking of Amazon first up get Amazon's version of Prime for students student Prime works the same exact way as the standard version free two-day shipping unlimited photo storage and Amazon's own collection of movies shows and music just like other popular apps like Netflix or Hulu now normally $200 for an annual membership that's what I paid here this since I'm not a student anymore but Amazon is a beast offering student Prime for free for the first 6 months and after that it's 50% off your membership if you decide to continue and that's up to you again the link is in the video description to sign up now if you have been following me for a while I'll review a lot of Bluetooth speakers get yourself one either you're jamming in your dorm room or with a group of friends at the quad you gotta have something light Wireless and something that sounds better than your smartphone speakers nowadays a boom boxes are gone and getting harder the UE boom or UE roll is the most ideal now it's reasonably priced at $200 and $100 respectively they both offer nearly indestructible water-resistant loud audio if you value sophistication and pure audio quality the new bose soundlink mini tube is also priced at $200 but if you want tons of features here the best bang for the buck the creative roar too is another option that sounds practically like B sound like Mini 2 but it's priced at $169 retail now with the right range of options here all of them have 3.5 millimeter ports so you can physically connect this to your computer when you're back home or back at your dorm room now moving on if you have multiple devices here that uses a USB connection instead of using the one phone charger for every device in your room get yourself a multi-port USB charger but before you buy any pay very close attention if you have a newer phone like those listed on the screen currently they all feature quick charge 2.0 built right into the processor and I checked and the number one seller on Amazon is anchor and none of the anchor models available as of this video offers quick charge 2.0 unless you go with a single port charger which I'm not recommending here okey and I think that's how you pronounce it is another comparable model at just $30 and I haven't test this one personally but the rating so far seemed decent and they're officially licensed by Qualcomm the makers of again the quick charge 2.0 feature again the link is in the video description Ankur although it works great in the number one seller Amazon Aki supports today's devices moving into entertainment those who prefer to stay in on the weekend if you're a gamer PlayStation 4 or an Xbox is perfect but if you're on a budget or not a gamer yourself get a chromecast most college students I wouldn't think would have a smart TV so if you want to binge watch orange is the new black or Game of Thrones Netflix Hulu YouTube HBO GO and the list continues you get to watch your media right on your TV with a stick rather than watching it on your smartphone or tablet again the chromecast is priced at $35 retail now next up everyone needs a good pair of earphones now riding the bus walk into class or at the library sound isolation I think is key I recommend getting some in the ear earphones and if you have the money get the $200 job or support puls providing great audio sound quality here or if you love bass be powerbeats2 from Beats Audio now those are water rain and sweat resistant for those intending on taking these into the gym as well now let's step down in pricing Audio Technica see kr9 offers one of the most comfortable in ear earphones with some of the best audio that I've heard and tested and for those again who are wanting that bass the Yamaha Eph m200 are for bass lovers indeed those will be your standard wired earphones with no water resistance and they'll run you about 150 dollars dropping down below the $100 range best bang for the buck Wireless is the Jabra step Wireless water-resistant good battery life and good quality sound as well and it's just $60 on sale it's normally about $70 but click on a link in the video description to double check and for those I'm a bargain hunt I've been using these for over a year now really generic pair that I found on Amazon and they do justice around $15 no crackling it's slightly more basic than the others but there's still no Distortion in addition having these for over a year now the lay flat cables hasn't disconnected from the earbuds themselves really proving it's quality build overall for the price it's my go to I don't care if someone steals this from me earbuds no next up in technology if you already have Gmail or any kind of a Google account you're already signed up use Google Drive and it's now for those who are unaware saving files on to your computer emailing them to yourself or even saving them onto a thumb drive is old-school I personally use Google Drive on a commercial level and this does store almost any file that you have online into the cloud and a perfect example I work at home on my desktop and let's say I leave in while I'm on the bus I can still access my Doc's on the go and once I arrive at school or at work here I can still pull it up on my laptop again all this can be all done automatically as well so for example in Google Drive there's Google Docs as you type each word is literally saved in real-time now the amount of memory that you get it's 15 gigabytes that is free to everyone as soon as you sign up and 15 gigs that's pretty darn big amount it's ample enough for the average person now next up are not required but still highly recommended now if you have a nice flagship phone they do take some great looking photos during the day and in bright light situations but for those travelling abroad or doing a lot of crazy cool stuff in the labs or experiences you want to keep for a lifetime not just posting pictures on Facebook or Instagram here get a digital camera if you have the money hands-down the canon t6i that was just released I personally tested this and it's a beast it's an entry-level DSLR and if you know nothing about cameras there's always auto mode so don't be too intimidated and it'll do most of the work for you now if you're on a budget the mirrorless Samsung nx-1 and compact does justice and a great alternative is the sony a 5100 or the sony a6000 pricing is available in the links in the video description below now I had two people mention ear eaters if you're reading beyond reading your text books more power to you I recommend the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX model the regular Kindle Fire will get you by but I'm afraid the one gigabyte of RAM on board will very much be outdated soon the HDX model offers two gigabytes for better multitasking capabilities a premium screen resolution with Amazon claiming the tablet to feature 100% color accuracy which is a huge plus and it also has longer battery life now if you're winning an apple here Apple may be releasing and they usually release a tablet in September so if you can hold out a little bit out say wait until then I believe Samsung is also possibly releasing a tab s2 which is their flagship model and that should probably be announced pretty soon as well but there's really um no official confirmation yet but it's all really speculation and also based on previous release dates as well and be very less item I would say is recommended yet optional our power banks now there's a dime-a-dozen out there they were very cheap and I've seen them even so that like TJ Maxx or Marshalls for a few dollars the power bank stores enough power to sometime charge your phone multiple times I'll keep one in your bag your glove compartments your locker wherever just in case you're not indoors or on campus to charge your phone plug this in and it will charge your phone while you're on your way to class or even driving the school for example so that's it for this list you can find more information or updated prices on each one of these items again in the video description for the individual reviews you can find them all right on my channel at Jim's reveal room now if this video helped you in some way be sure to share this video as it may help others too I'm Jimmy with jims review room comm feel free to add me on social media 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